Forster et al v. Wells Fargo & Co. et al

Filing 44

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 43 TO STAY CASE PENDING MEDIATION. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 6/27/12. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/27/2012)

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ROBERT C. SCHUBERT (S.B.N. 62684)
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WILLEM F. JONCKHEER (S.B.N. 178748)
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MIRANDA P. KOLBE (S.B.N. 214392)
[e-mail]
JASON A. PIKLER (S.B.N. 245722)
[e-mail]
SCHUBERT JONCKHEER & KOLBE LLP
Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 1650
San Francisco, California 94111
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JEFFREY M. NORTON (Pro Hac Vice)
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NEWMAN FERRARA LLP
1250 Broadway, 27th Fl.
New York, NY 10001
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Counsel for Plaintiffs

MARK D. LONERGAN (S.B.N. 143622)
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MICHAEL J. STEINER (S.B.N. 112079)
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KALAMA M. LUI-KWAN (S.B.N. 242121)
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JON D. IVES (S.B.N. 230582)
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SEVERSON & WERSON
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600
San Francisco, CA 94111
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Counsel for Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
(sued also as Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
d/b/a America’s Servicing Company)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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KEITH AND YING FORSTER, and
MICHELLE WILKINSON, Individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., WELLS
FARGO HOME MORTGAGE d/b/a
AMERICA’S SERVICING COMPANY,

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO STAY CASE PENDING
MEDIATION

Defendants.

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WHEREAS, on November 23, 2010, Plaintiffs filed a class action complaint against

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Defendants Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

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(collectively, “Wells Fargo”) d/b/a America’s Servicing Company (“ASC”);
WHEREAS, the Court issued an order reassigning the case to the Honorable Richard

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Seeborg on February 1, 2011;
WHEREAS, Wells Fargo filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on February 7,

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2011 (Docket No. 7);

deadline for Plaintiffs to file a First Amended Complaint to March 30, 2011, and extending the

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WHEREAS, on February 22, 2011, the Court issued a stipulated order extending the

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deadline for Defendants to respond to Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint to April 29, 2011

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(Docket No. 17);

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WHEREAS, on March 28, 2011, the Court issued a stipulated order extending the

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deadline for Plaintiffs to file a First Amended Complaint to April 6, 2011, setting a briefing

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schedule for Wells Fargo’s anticipated motion to dismiss, and continuing the Case Management

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Conference to October 20, 2011 (Docket No. 21);

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WHEREAS, on August 9, 2011, the Court issued a stipulated order extending Wells

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Fargo’s time to file its reply memorandum in support of its motion to dismiss to September 1, 2011,

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and continuing the hearing on the motion from August 25, 2011, to October 6, 2011 (Docket No.

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29);
WHEREAS, the Court heard oral argument on Wells Fargo’s motion to dismiss

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Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint on October 6, 2011, and took the matter under submission;
WHEREAS, on October 12, 2011, the Court issued a clerk’s notice continuing the

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Case Management Conference from October 20, 2011, to December 22, 2011 (Docket No. 36);

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WHEREAS, on October 18, 2011, the Court issued an order granting in part and

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denying in part Wells Fargo’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint (Docket No.

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37);

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WHEREAS, the parties submitted a Joint Case Management Conference Statement
on December 15, 2011 (Docket No. 41);
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WHEREAS, the Court held the Initial Case Management Conference on December

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22, 2011, and issued a minute order providing that the anticipated motion for class certification shall

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be heard by December 6, 2012;

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WHEREAS, while the Court has not issued a formal Scheduling Order, the parties

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have acted in accordance with the deadlines set forth in their proposed scheduling order submitted

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with their Joint Case Management Conference Statement;

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WHEREAS, in early March 2012, the parties began discussions regarding the use of
mediation to resolve the action;
WHEREAS, the parties have now scheduled a formal mediation with Edward A.
Infante of JAMS on August 29, 2012.

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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and

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between the parties, through their counsel of record, subject to the Court’s approval, that (a) the

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entire action is stayed; and (b) the parties will submit a report on the status of the mediation and the

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continued propriety of the stay by September 28, 2012, that will include a proposed Scheduling

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Order to set forth revised case deadlines, if needed.

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Dated: June 26, 2012

SCHUBERT JONCKHEER & KOLBE LLP
___/s/ Willem Jonckheer________
By: Willem F. Jonckheer
ROBERT C. SCHUBERT
WILLEM F. JONCKHEER
MIRANDA P. KOLBE
JASON A. PIKLER
Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 1650
San Francisco, California 94111
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JEFFREY M. NORTON
NEWMAN FERRARA LLP
1250 Broadway, 27th Fl.
New York, NY 10001
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Counsel for Plaintiffs

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Dated: June 26, 2012

SEVERSON & WERSON

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__/s/ Kalama M. Lui-Kwan_____
By: Kalama M. Lui-Kwan

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MARK D. LONERGAN
MICHAEL J. STEINER
KALAMA M. LUI-KWAN
JON D. IVES
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
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Counsel for Defendants
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ATTESTATION OF FILER
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I, Jason A. Pikler, hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of the document has been
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obtained from each of the other signatories.
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Dated: June 26, 2012

SCHUBERT JONCKHEER & KOLBE LLP

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By:

/s/Jason A. Pikler
Jason A. Pikler

Counsel for Plaintiffs

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Pursuant to stipulation, and good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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1. The entire action shall be stayed; and

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2. The parties shall submit a report on the status of the mediation and the continued

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propriety of the stay by September 28, 2012, that will include a proposed Scheduling

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Order to set forth revised case deadlines, if needed.

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June
27th
Ordered this ______ day of _____, 2012

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The Honorable Richard Seeborg
United States District Court Judge

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